Diving

This page contains links to reviews of every dive site I can name, in the hope that someone will find that information in someway handy (I know I ended up going to Kandooma in the Maldives as a result of every search for "good diving in the Maldives" coming up with "Kandooma Caves".

Egypt

I have had the pleasure of going to Egypt on four separate holidays, the last three all solely for the purpose of diving.

Dahab

Dahab is a small town about 50Km north of Sharm. Its a far more Egyptian place, and much more laid back. It has a reputation as a bit of a hippy haven, and does feature some the most laid back diving I have ever done. Nice.

Sharm

Sharm has its own international airport but you will mock that description when you are in the crush at one of the arrival or departure lounges. With extensive dive, bar, restaurant and hotel facilities Sharm is a very cosmopolitan version of Egypt. The place exists solely as a tourist destination, so is very westernised (but with a unique Egyptian twist). The diving is top notch.

Mexico

Cozumel

Caribbean sea diving in lovely warm waters, Sharm for Americans.

Maldives

Indian ocean coral reef diving, paradise islands and fantastic fish.

Kenya

Whilst I was here for the land safari (which is fantastic, good enough to forgo diving for!) I did get some diving in in 5m visibility in the southern most section of Kenya’s coast that remained diveable at that time of year.

UK

Wuss that I am, so far as UK diving is concerned, the local dive instructor’s (Kevin Martin) favourite pool training site is my one and only UK dive site so far! Come April I am supposed to do my dry suit speciality and venture into the North Sea (help!).